Monday 7 December 2015

Healthy Christmas Recipes

Eggless Sugarless Black Fruit Cake

1/2 lb prunes chopped
1/2 lb black raisin chopped
1/2 lb mixed fruits
1/2 lb cherries chopped
1/4 lb mixed peel optional
2 cups almond milk
1 cup cherry brandy or rum
1tbsp essence
1 tbsp cinnamon
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp grated spice
1tsp grated clove
1/2 lb margarine
3 cups flour
2 tbsp of black strapped molasses

Method
1. Place all the fruits into a pot add milk and margarine. Boil for 30mins. On a low burner
2. Leave to cool for 2 hrs. Add cherry brandy or rum, spices, essences, baking powder and molasses.
3. Stir mixture and add flour. Pour into a greased cake pan and bake for 1hr at 275 degrees



Pumpkin/Carrot Garlic Bread

¼ cup warm water
1 teaspoon sugar
2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (or 1 envelope active dry yeast)
½  cup water
1 cup pumpkin/ carrot puree
1 tablespoon sugar
4 oz margarine
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour, approximately
½ cup bran
8 cloves of garlic grated
1 oz margarine


  1.  In a one-cup liquid measuring cup, sprinkle the yeast over ¼ cup of lukewarm water which           contains 1 teaspoon of sugar. Stir just enough to get yeast wet. Allow the yeast to bubble and increase in volume until it nearly fills a 1 cup liquid measuring cup.
  2.  Mix together the water, 1 tablespoon sugar,  and salt. 
  3.  Mix together the yeast mixture and the water/sugar/canola oil/salt mixture in a large bowl.
  4. Make a well in the flour and bran mixture and add liquid mixture, and margarine and mix well. Lightly flour the countertop. Knead the dough for 10 minutes.
  5. Allow the dough to rise in a bowl covered with a towel until the dough is doubled in size.
  6.  Gently punch down the dough.  Gather the dough into a ball, manipulating slightly, if necessary, to be sure the dough is homogeneous.
  7.  Heat pot with margarine and sauté garlic
  8.  Paste mixture on rolled out dough
  9.  Shape the dough into a loaf. Place the loaf in a lightly greased pan (seam side down). Cover the loaf with a clean towel to keep the surface from drying. The surface of the loaf may be lightly greased, if desired.
  10.  Allow the loaf to rise until doubled in size.
  11.  Bake the loaf at 400° F for 30 minutes.  To prevent excess browning of the crust, cover the bread with a tin foil “hut” when desired brownness is reached (approximately 10-15 minutes into cooking).
  12.  Immediately remove from pan and cool on rack.  Coat top crust with margarine, if desired.


Pumpkin/Carrot Muffins

ü  1 cup water
ü  4 oz margarine
ü  2 cups flour
ü  ¼ cup bran
ü  1 cup pumpkin/carrot
ü  ¼ cup sugar
ü  ½ cup raisin/ mix fruit
ü  2 tbsp baking powder
ü  1 tsp essence
ü  ¼ tsp cinnamon
ü  ¼ tsp nutmeg
ü  1 tsp grated ginger
ü  ¼ cup bran


Method
In a mixing bowl add flour , margarine, bran, sugar, baking powder, mix with a fork
Add pumpkin/carrot and the rest of the ingredients. Add water last
Spooned into muffin tins
Bake for 20-30 mins at 200 degrees



Banana Bran Muffins

ü  1 cup water
ü  4 oz margarine
ü  2 cups flour
ü  ¼ cup bran
ü  1 cup banana
ü  ½ cup raisin/ mix fruit
ü  2 tbsp baking powder
ü  1 tsp essence
ü  ¼ tsp cinnamon
ü  ¼ tsp nutmeg
ü  1 tsp grated ginger
ü  ¼ cup bran


Method
In a mixing bowl add flour , margarine, bran, baking powder, mix with a fork
Add pumpkin/carrot and the rest of the ingredients. Add water last
Spooned into muffin tins
Bake for 20-30 mins at 200 degrees



Oatmeal/ Raisins Muffins

1 cup water
4 oz margarine
2 cups flour
¼ cup bran
1 cup Oatmeal
¼ cup sugar
½ cup raisin
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp essence
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp grated ginger
¼ cup bran

Method
In a mixing bowl add flour , margarine, bran, sugar, baking powder, mix with a fork
Add pumpkin/carrot and the rest of the ingredients. Add water last
Spooned into muffin tins
Bake for 20-30 mins at 200 degrees


Parsley Potato/ Macaroni Salad

1 pk of Cooked elbow macaroni/
3lbs  potato cooked and cubed
1 onion minced
3 cloves grated garlic
2 oz margarine
1 cup of frozen peas & carrot
¼ cup chopped parsley
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tsp white pepper

Method
In a pot heat margarine and add garlic, onion, parsley
Add frozen peas & carrot stir and cook for 5 mins
Add mixture to macaroni/ potato
Add the rest of ingredients
Season to taste

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